Metallic tie and fastener.



H. J. FAUBEL & W. ROACH.

METALLIC TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1914.

Patented June 16, 1914.

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Mum-mm J. PAUBBL & W. ROAOH. METALLIC TIE AND PASTENBR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1914.

1,100,550, Patented June 16,1914.

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UNITED- OFFICE.

HENRY J'. FAUBELANZD WII J LIAM ROACH, 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO.

METALLIC rm AND swam Application filed January 27, 1914. SeriaLNo. 814,815.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Toall whom it may concern Be it known that we, HENRY J. FAUBEL and WILLIAM RoAoH, citizens of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Wade and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties andFasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in railway construction, and particularly to ties forthe rails and means for securing the rails upon the ties.

' "In carrying out our invention it is our aim to construct a novel form of rail tie,

which will afford 'a certain desired resiliency to the rails supported. thereon and which when positioned will so engage with and be engaged by the roadbed as to effectively overcome all liabilities of tilting or of movement in either a lateral or longitudinal direction.

It is also our purpose to provide a metallic tie which shall embody a trough like structure having integral blocks or enlargements adjacent its end to provide seats for the rails, the sides of the tie belng out to the upper face of the rests and the side walls formed by the said cut-s providing shoulders. with which the longitudinal edges of the base flanges of the rails are brought into contact, and thus hold the rails against lateral or swinging movement to sustain all of the rails in proper longitudinal alinement and to track throughout. v,

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a metallic tie having rail receivingblocks or rests and detachable means associated with the rests for locking' the rails thereon, and whereby the employment of spikes or bolts or analogous securing elements are entirely dispensed with, and further whereby the meeting ends of two rails may be securely connected and retained upon the tie without the employment of fish plates, angle bars, etc. and without thek use of the aforementioned s 1 es.

; ;-';;-A still further object of the invention is to construct a metallic tie which shall include a base havlng its underface formed with crossed intersecting ribs providing therebetween pockets for the reception ofthe roadbed, sides arising from the base, and blocks forming rail seats integrally conprovide a perfectly straightbolts or nected with the base and the sides and which form both spacing and reinforcing members for the elements which constitute the body of the tie, the blocks having longitudmal openings and having notches adjacent the sald openings, rail clamps each including a hooked rail base receiving por :tion and an elongated body portion are em- 'and others whichwill appear as the nature of the invention is more full understood, the improvement resides in the novel oonstruction, combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling Within the scope of the appended claims.

The essential features of the invention involved in carrying out the objects above indicated, are necessarily susceptible of embodlment in various forms of construction without departing from the scope of the in vention', but certain preferred and practical embodiments are exemplified by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie constructed in accordance with the present invention illustrating the means for securing rails thereon, Fig. 2 is a detail longitudinal sec- :tion on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3--3 of 1, Fig is a sectional View similar to Fig. 2 but llustratmg the manner of securing an ordmary rall upon the tie, Fig. 5

is a perspective view of the locking key,

*ig. 6 is a similar view of the rail clamp, Fig. is a detail bottom plan view of the tie, Fig. 8 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating a modification, Fig. 9 is a sectional view approximately on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, one of the rail clamps and one of the locking keys being shown broken away and in section, in order to more clearly illustrate the manner in which the said clamp and key engage with notches in the rail edges, Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the key employed in connection with the structure illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance with the invention and which is primarily adapted for receiving and connecting the meeting ends of two rails thereon, Fig. 12 is a greatly enlarged sectional view through one of the blocks or rail rests of the tie and illustrating more clearly the manner in which the wedge key engages with both the rail clamp, the rail and block, Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional view. taken through the lower member of the rail clamp and illustrating the arrangement of the opening therein through which passes the shank or arm of the wedge key, and Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a rail end showing the longitudinal edges of its base flange provided with notches.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates our improved tie broadly. .This tie is made of any desired metal best suited for the purpose, the said metal embodying a certain desired amount of resiliency. 7 The tie comprises a troughlike structure, includin a horizontally straight base 2 having right angular sides 3. The sides 3 are preferabl of a less thickness than the base 2, and t e said base, upon its underface, is formed with ribs 4 which are arranged at different angles and which intersect to provide the said underface of the tie with pookets5 which are disposed throughout the area of the said tie. Theribs 4 have their ends connectedwith a bead or flange 6 which is formedu on both the sides and ends of the base. T e pockets 5 are adapted to receive the earth of the roadbed when the tie is positioned, and are adaptedto prevent, or assist in preventing either the longitudinal or lateral movement of the tie after the roadbed has been tamped- .around the tie.

The tie, at a suitable distance from each of its'ends is formed with integral blocks 7, the said blocks being arranged transversely between the sides 3, and, of course, being also connected with the base 2. The blocks terminate in horizontally straight walls a vsuitable distance below the upper edges of the sides 3, the said sides projecting above the blocks a distance equaling or slightly exceeding the thickness of the base flanges of the rails at the longitudinal edges thereof, and the said blocks are of a width equaling the width of the said base flanges of the rails. The sides 3 are cut-away in a plane flush with the sides of the block, the-lower walls of the said cut away portions being also flush with the upper faces of the block,

- the end walls provided by the said cut-away portions, forming a. tie with shoulders 8 which are adapted to contact with the longitudinal edges of the base flanges B of the rails B, when the said rails are seated upon the blocks. The blocks are provided with transverse, substantially rectangular openings 9, preferably two in number for each of the blocks, and the said side walls of the said blocks below the said openings are formed with notches 10, one of the said notches being preferably arranged upon one of the side faces of each of the blocks.

The numeral 11 designates the clamp for the rails B. Each of these clamps comprises a flat rectan ular body member 12 having one of its ends formed with a right angular extension 18, the end of which being pro: vided with an inturned angularly arranged lip 14 that is disposed above the body 12. The lips correspond with the angular formation of the base flanges B of the rails R, and the bodies 12 of the said clamps are adapted to be inserted, one, through each of the openings 9 and to project through the opening to the opposite side of the block. The free or projecting end, of the body 12 of each of the blocks is provided with an opening 15, the said opening having an inher straight wall 16 which is arranged at a the shanks has its inner face straight and provided with an inturned lug 21, while the outer face or edge of the said clamp is inclined or beveled from its lower edge to its connection with thehead 19, as indicated by the numeral 22. The distance between the inner edge of the lug 21 and the outer edge 22- of the locking key 18 is equal to the distance between the wall 16 and the lower edge of the wall 17 at the smaller end of the opening 15, and the key is sustained at an angle until the lug 21 is passed through the opening 15 and bears against or frictionally contacts with thesideof the block. In this connection it should be stated that the locking key is constructed of some suitable resilient or spring metal, and it will be apparent that when the key is forced downwardly until its lug 21 is adj aoent the notch 10, the said lug will spring into the notch and lock both the key and clamp as well as forcing both the vertical portion 13 and the lip 14 of the clamp into tight engagement with the longitudinal edge and the upper face of the base B of the'rail, to one side of the said rail, the opposite side being engaged by the head 19 of the locking key and the portion of its shank adjacent the said head. It will be .further apparent that by the employment of such means for sustaining the rails upon the rests or blocks the necessity of the employment of spikes, bolts or analogous securing elements is entirely dispensed with.

The improvement is not only designed to support rails of the ordinary class thereon, but also to sustain and lock thereto that class of rails which have their base flanges centrally formed with a depending rib, such a rail being shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings, and designated by the character R, the rib belng also indicated by the character r. To accommodate such rails the blocks or rests 7 are provided with central transverse slots or depressions 23 which provide channels for the reception of the rib r, and the rib is formed with openings 24 which register with the openings 9 in the block, the body 12 of, each of the clamping members passing through the said openings 1', the angular portions or clips 14 engaging with the upper faces of the base flanges of the rail, while the locking key 18 is employed and secured as previously described.

If desired, and as shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 14, the rails B may have their longitudinal edges provided with spaced notches 25, and the clamps, at their juncture of their lips 14 and their vertical portions 13 provided with inturned lugs 26 which are adapted to be received within the notches 25 upon one of the sides of the rails, and likewise the locking key 18 at the juncture of its head and shank is formed with an offset portion or lug 27 which is received within the notch upon the opposite side of the rail. Also the lip or clip 14 of the clamp may be elongated, and extend through suitable orifices 28 formed in the web of the rail at the juncture with its base flange (see Figs. 8 and 9). The locking key engages with the rail clamp and with the block or rest in the usual manner, and by such an arrangement it will be noted that the liability of the lateral or swinging or twisting movement of the rail is entirely and efi'ectively overcome.

It will be, of course, apparent that the ties 1 may be of sufficient width to support the meeting ends of two rails thereon. but, in Fig. 11 of the drawings, we have shown a tie especially constructedfor supporting and connecting the said meeting ends of two rails. ner substantially similar to that heretofore described, but the blocks or rail rests '2' and 7 extend a suitable distance beyond both of the sides of the tie, thus elongating the blocks and affording the same with ample room to receive two meeting rail ends, the

said rail ends being indicated bv the dottedlines to the left hand side of the said Fig. 11. In this instance the projecting ends of the blocks are provided with the openings 9 and with the notches 10, and the upper fame or rail rest proper of the blocks is provided,

The tie is constructed in a man-.

at its longitudinal edges, with spaced studs 30 which receive the notches 25 in the rail ends. The rail clamps, indicated by the dotted lines, in the said Fig. 11 are similar to the rail clamps previously described, as are the locking keys which engage with the walls of the openings 15 of the clamps and which have their studs or lugs received within the notches 10. To the right hand side of the said Fig. 11 the block or rail rest 7 is centrally formed with a longitudinally like tie provides for the reception of the ballast of the roadbed upon the bottom and between the sides thereof, which, in connection with the pockets 15, in the base of the tie, effectively sustains the said tie upon the roadbed without liability or danger of the same moving in any direction when under the strain of the rolling stock passing thereover; that the arrangement of the pockets formed by the connecting ribs, below the blocks or rail rests, afford these portions of the tie with the desired amount of resiliency, so that breakage of the rails or of the ties is effectively overcome, and in this connection it should be stated that if desired, cushion plates of yieldable material may be arranged upon the blocks or rests, and furthermore, that the simple and effective cooperation of the rail clamps and locking keys provide means which effectively and securely retain the rails upon the tie but whereby the rails may be removed from the tie should occasion require. To remove the rails a suitable instrument, such as a fulcrum pinch bar may be inserted between one of the sides of the blocks and the lower edge of the shank of the locking wedge key, below the lug thereon, it being noted thatthe said key terminates a suitable distance above the base of the tie, andif desired, and as illustrated in Fig. 12 of the drawings, the block may be provided with a depression or slot 35 which may be partially closed-by the said lower portion of the wedge key and which provides ample space for the insertion of the claw end of fulcrum member to assure the ready release of the key. The further advantages and desirable features of the invention will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention tion.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

11. A metal tie including a base and sides,

"integrally formed blocks arranged between the sides, said blocks comprising each a seat for a rail, said rail having its longitudinal edges notched, the block having longitudinal openings and notches arranged below the o enin s a rail clamp, said clam includin p g 11 P a a body w ich is adapted to pass through one of the openings, a vertical extension which is adapted to engage one of the sides of the block and one of the longitudinal edges of the rail, an inclined lip which is adapted to overlie and engage with the base flanges upon one side of the rail, a lug between the .lipand vertical extension adapted to be received withirfone of the notches in the rail, a headed key having a wedge-shaped shank adapted 'to be passed through an opening in the body of the c1amp,. said key being formed with a shoulder between its head and shank which is adapted to be inserted within the notch of the rail, the key having :1 lug, and the said lug adapted to be sprung into engagement with one of the notches to lock the key and clamp upon the block.

2. A tie comprising a base and spaced I sides, a block formed with the base and sides and arranged adjacent each of the opposite ends of the tie, said block being formed with longitudinal openings and notches arranged upon its sides below the openings, rail securing means associated with the blocks,

said means including a clam having a body portion longitudinally mova le within eac '1 of the openings in the block, a vertical member arising from the said base and embracing one of the sides of the block and one of the longitudinal edges of a'rail arranged upon the block, an angular member formed with the vertical member and engagin with the upper face of the base flange an with the web of the rail, the body of the clamp having its free end formed with an elongated opening, the outer wall of which being 'nclined, a headed locking key having a We ge-shaped shank, said shank bein formed of resilient metal and being provi ed with an inturned lug, the inner face of the shank being straight and the outer face being inclined to agree with the shape of the slot, and the portion of the key between the lug equaling the length of the opening at the reduced portion thereof, the said key adapted to be passed through the opening to bring its lug into engagement with the notch in the block and its head into engagement with the base flange of the rail opposite that engaged by the angular member of the clamp.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

WM. J. Konirrn,

BENNETT 'S. J ONES.

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